A Veteran's day poem for you from Shane Koyczan today.
Poppy
They appointed the rose
with its many petals
to be the ever blossoming symbol of our heart
fullest when it is open
poppy
your shade
is not without the same lush meaning
but with you are charged also
with the heavy burden of memory
the weight of our past
is the crushing loss of our fallen
you carry it for us
and so
we wear you
the softest honor
the lightest medal.
Shane is a spoken word poet from Canada with a new album Debris out. His band is called Short story long, and he founded a trio called Tons of Fun University. Here's his wiki entry.
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